For a couple of Mondays in June, I drove the country roads in search of peace and sketching possibilities. I really enjoyed the freedom of ambling around with no destination in mind and stopping when the whim took me.
Too often are we caged by the limits we set upon ourselves, the tunnel vision of where we need to be instead of seeing where we are.

 It was nice to find that the small watercolor pads I put together worked well. I felt more at ease in sketching, perhaps the fact that they were inexpensive helped get past the " every sketch has to be good because I just spent a lot on this pad"

Of late I am getting so much more from stopping and drawing than taking a photo of a scene. I still paint from photos I have taken over the years but sitting and breathing in the view, feeling and seeing the moment and then trying to capture it on paper is being a part of the actual time and place.